Liverpool huffed and puffed but failed to break-down a defensive West Ham United side at Anfield today.<\/p>\n
Playing all the football, Brendan Rodger’s side had a goal by Sturridge ruled out for offside and a nailed-on penalty on Steven Gerrard denied by the referee.<\/p>\n
In the end, Liverpool had to settle for a 0-0 draw.<\/p>\n
It keeps them clear in 7th place, outside the top four but the chase for 5th place and Europe is still very much alive.<\/p>\n
Player Ratings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Reina: 7\/10\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Had to make\u00a0a few\u00a0saves in the 2nd half,\u00a0was solid throughout.<\/p>\n Johnson: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Saw plenty of the ball, contributed well going forward.<\/p>\n Carragher: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Composed in defence, marshalled the backs well.<\/p>\n Agger: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Made one great block to prevent a Cole goal, looked assured.<\/p>\n Enrique: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Linked up well with Coutinho and Suarez, class full back.<\/p>\n Lucas: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Made some good\u00a0interceptions including a goal-line clearance,\u00a0allowing Gerrard play a more advanced role.<\/p>\n Henderson: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Was always involved in the midfield action.<\/p>\n Gerrard: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Dominated the match with his passing and attacking runs, should have had a penalty and had a shot blocked on the line.<\/p>\n Coutinho: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Ran at the packed defence time and again, tried his best.<\/p>\n Suarez: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Was well-shackled by Collison,\u00a0bit wasteful with the ball, still a huge threat.<\/p>\n Downing: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Went off inside 35mins due to illness.<\/p>\n Sturridge: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n Came on and had a goal wrongly ruled out for off-side, did ok.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Liverpool huffed and puffed but failed to break-down a defensive West Ham United side at Anfield today. Playing all the football, Brendan Rodger’s side had a goal by Sturridge ruled out for offside and a nailed-on penalty on Steven Gerrard denied by the referee. In the end, Liverpool had to settle for a 0-0 draw. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[186,260,166,228,211,155,225,169,192,279,247,193,324],"yoast_head":"\n